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The Cloud and SMBs

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The Cloud and SMBs

Before I talk about the issues and aspects of migrating to enterprise cloud services, we should first appreciate the fact that the cloud is here to stay. Gartner recently released a survey where they predict that the PC will be replaced by Personal Cloud by 2014. Add the already existing cloud-based services like Chrome books and iCloud, and you soon realize that Cloud Computing is not going away; in fact, it is the already crashing wave of the future.

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Predictive Analytics

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Predictive Analytics

Predictive Analytics: Monetizing Data by
Streamlining the Decision Support Process

By Luke Stock and Jarrett Crusor

In the wake of one of the worst economic downturns the world has seen in decades, companies are looking for ways to do more with less. Whether identifying cost reduction opportunities or launching initiatives to generate incremental revenue, companies are turning to technology and their own data to increase the speed and accuracy of making critical business decisions. This demand has brought advanced ...

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Raising the Policy Bar

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Raising the Policy Bar

The Conundrum of Improving Policies vs.
Non-compliance

This is a scenario of events has been dramatized for effect. This illustrates how compliance can be such a strong emotional driver that it can stand in the way of actual progress; especially from an Information Security professional’s perspective, it can be very frustrating.

By way of background, this example company’s previous information security policies were extremely high-level and had no additional guidance or support. As a result, they were not an effective governance ...

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OCR HIPAA Audit Update

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OCR HIPAA Audit Update

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Google Launches Good To Know Ads

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Google Launches Good To Know Ads

Google recently launched their “Good to Know” campaign which highlight a series tips tricks and general information about protecting your internet data.  The website and ads share a lot of great practical advice for securing your personal data.  We have highlighted the password guidance below as I particularly like their simplification of the advice.  All good information for us to be aware of in the world of IT risk.

Passwords

Passwords are the first line of defense against ...

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Social Media Risk Point of View

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Social Media Risk Point of View

We announced earlier this week that recently launched a “fake social network” called Social Riskology. We believe that social networking is an important part of today’s connected lifestyles, but it requires all of us to critically evaluate the potential dangers of these tools. While social networking sites are continually adjusting their privacy and security settings, it is up to each user to understand the implications of the information and interactions on these sites to ...

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